The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 began to change this as more rural Americans gained insurance coverage and rural hospitals strived.
Our Top Posts
News
Progressives Explain Why Centrist Tech Billionaires Won’t Save the Democrats
The newly launched Win the Future initiative has been panned as just another “centrist push” by self-interested billionaires.
Donald Trump’s Populism Decoded: How a Billionaire Became the Voice of the “Little People”
That a billionaire would assume the mantle of pitchfork populism may seem like a political and cultural oxymoron, but Trump is far more like his supporters.
‘Let’s Get Back to Russia’: Media’s Interest in Narrowing the Trump Story
The Russia story also shifts activist energy and attention away from the issues that could challenge the interests of the elites who run the networks.
On 50th Anniversary of Israeli Occupation, Palestinian Opinions Largely Ignored
It is the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day-War, and major media outlets favored Israeli and pro-Israel American voices at the expense of Palestinians widely.
David Ignatius’ 15 Years of Running Spin for Saudi Regime
Ignatius columns on Saudi Arabia break down roughly into two groups: straight reporting and outright press releases for the dictatorship.
Fox News, the official state propaganda arm
With its sycophantic treatment of Trump, Fox News is “the closest thing we have to state TV.” And the administration knows it.
Democrats’ obligation: Fight like hell
Democrats have to fight with every step and every breath the reign of the man who placed second in the popular vote and says he won by a landslide.
Lawmaker says U.S. foreign surveillance ‘unmask’ Trump associates
The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee set off a political firestorm by tipping Trump to the investigation.
If it’s an ‘enemy,’ why must press serve as Trump’s chump?
A boycott of Trump press conferences is in order, as would be a walk-out the next time the prevaricator-in-chief reduces fact to factory fumes.
Activist News
While Trump Dominates News, Wall Street Quietly Pillages The World (VIDEO)
Wall Street is giddy whenever Trump does something stupid — which is a daily occurrence — because it distracts the rest of us from their pillage.
Our Entire Economy Is Based On A Massive LIE That Is Killing People (VIDEO)
Lee Camp used his Redacted Tonight show to point out an inconsistency in free market capitalism as defined vs. the reality of its implementation.
Lee Camp: Billionaire CEO Accidentally Reveals Truth About Trump’s Cabinet (VIDEO)
On Fox Business Channel the other day a billionaire CEO slipped up and revealed the truth about Trump’s cabinet. Here’s my take on what was revealed.
Journalists Illegally Arrested At North Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Protests (VIDEO)
Journalists – as well as actress Shailene Woodley – have been arrested in North Dakota, and some are facing 45 years in prison.
A concern for us all – The End of Food As We Know It without bees? (VIDEO)
One of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators – especially bees. So why are we so flippant about bee die-off?
Mathematical PROOF Big Bankers Knew 2008 Collapse Was Coming! (VIDEO)
Even though the big bankers have always claimed they had no idea the 2008 financial crisis was on the horizon, new proof suggests otherwise!
The truth behind the debates that very few know about (VIDEO)
The Truth Behind the Rigged Debates: Ever feel like you’re watching two heads of the same beast go at it in a rigged charade? Well, that’s because you are.
DNC Lawyers Basically Admit Primary Election Was Rigged (VIDEO)
Lee Camp covers the latest news about the lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He covers the crucial issues missing from the debate.
How to Spot a White Supremacist – Alt-Right (VIDEO)
Neo-fascists and White Supremacists want to be called Alt-Right. There is a humongous problem with that characterization that one must heed.
Columnists
America in Crisis: How Will We Get Out of this Mess?
We are up against a hellish convergence of trends that transformed the last election into a freak show, a mess that we must get out of.
Why Trump’s in More Trouble than Nixon, Reagan and Clinton During Their Scandal Years
This is the first presidential scandal involving a foreign government interfering with our election process and possible collusion.
The Gang That Couldn’t Lie Straight
The amazing thing about Team Trump throughout this scandal is how difficult the lies have been to maintain. They cannot even construct a plausible lie.
The Ideologues Who Want to Destroy Democracy to Save Capitalism
Libertarian theorist convinced Charles Koch and the radical right that in order for their version of capitalism to survive, government must be destroyed.
College Educated, Working in Tech and Still Struggling to Achieve the American Dream
Follow up with many who shared their thoughts on where the American dream stands today. It is not pretty even for the educated with jobs.
America in Crisis: Both Parties Have Forgotten the Lesson of the Great Depression
Both Democrats and Republicans are currently unable to use the lessons of the Great Depression to support the middle class & working class.
What Trump’s Putin Love Reveals About Conservatives
Some American conservatives have a deep affinity for authoritarianism and an even deeper distrust of modern Western culture.
Corporate Media Largely Silent on Trump’s Civilian Death Toll in Iraq
Amnesty International issued a report accusing US-backed forces of violations of international humanitarian law, some that war crimes,” in Mosul, Iraq.
Robert Reich: 6-Month Update for Trump Voters – Is this what you voted for?
Donald Trump made a lot of promise to his followers. It has been 6 months. Do they still believe he represents their best interests?
Robert Reich: The 10 Steps to Impeach a President (VIDEO)
It won’t be easy to impeach Donald Trump. No president in American history has ever been convicted on articles of impeachment.
Guest Bloggers
A message from one of many Millennials to the Democratic Party
It is time to put the 2016 election in the past and unite the Democratic Party for the fight ahead. This thoughtful Millennial is ready as are many others.
At Sea with Capt. ‘Wrong Way’ Trump
A rudderless ship of state creates chaos and erratically steers us into a feckless foreign policy. We got this obvious result for electing a toddler.
AirBnB Host Refuses To Rent To Asian Woman: “It’s Why We Have Trump.” (VIDEO)
Another Trump supporter, an Airbnb Host, feeling perfectly comfortable being a nasty racist and using the election of Donald Trump as an excuse for it.
Indivisible: A Social Action Startup for Democracy
Imagine these Indivisible groups as cells in a vast progressive network that includes more than 6000 Indivisible chapters plus other orgs.
The Electoral College: a threat to our Republic. It must go, sooner than later (VIDEO)
History will likely show that Clinton won the popular vote by almost two million more votes than Trump votes while losing the election.
Explain why Democrats, after 8 years, should treat your party any differently than you treated ours
My hope is to help Hillary supporters process their feelings and also inform Trump supporters about what liberals are going through.
Bashing, intimidating huge swathes of the electorate is a bizarre get-out-the-vote strategy
Exercise your right to vote your values if only to spite those who would almost certainly take that right from you.
Just Say NO to Elizabeth Fagen by Patty Pinkley
Patty Pinkley did some digging on Humble ISD new Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen and what she continues to find maker Fagen a problem for the district.
Will Sanders Campaign Adequately Fund the Grassroots to Win Big in the West and Ensure Fair Elections?
Sanders supporters believe that Bernie’s key to winning Western States with more than 60% of the vote is to invest funds in grassroots efforts.
The Invisibility of U.S. Oligarchs: The Case of Penny Pritzker
If anyone doubts the power of the Oligarchy over the press, this story points out why Americans can never trust the media gatekeepers to inform.
Videocasts & Podcasts
Partisan Gridlock with Geoff Berg on KPFT – Guest Hosts Mike Honig and Egberto Willies
Mike Honig and Egberto Willies guest hosted on Partisan Gridlock with Geoff Berg. We discussed voter ID, Liberalism, Conservatism, and much more.
The Julianna Forlano Show – Guests Egberto Willies & Adam Weismann
On tonight’s episode on the Julianna Forlano Show we discuss the hope and the pain. They discuss the 2014 midterm elections and the TPP.
Politics Done Right on KPFT – America can afford Medicare for all
This week’s show July 7th, 2014 America can afford Medicare for all Last week while performing my engineering duties on KPFT’s Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig, a rather disturbing call came from a caller. The caller was not a bad person. The caller was not ill willed. The caller simply bought into the tenet that […]